The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-20
the Commissioners in their invssags-
JUDGE MLYNARp's SUCCESSOR.

the Commissioners in their invesaga-
tons.
JUDGE MLYNARD's SUCCESSOR.
The President has appointed Sig
Quincy Butler, OF Boston, to be Sec.
ond Com ptroller OF the Treasury in
place Of Judge Maynard, promoted 10
the Assistant secretaryship OF the
Treasury.
Mr.. Batter Is bat 20 years Of age.
He Is native OF Quincy, Mass, aud q
son OF the Hon. Peter Butler, who
was prominent applicant for the po'
sition Of Collector OF the Port Of Bos-
ton when Mr.. Ssltonssiall was sp.
pointed. BE Is a graduate Of Hazard
College, and Is associated in the prac-
tice OF law with Richard 0lney, an
eminent attorney OF Boston. He is q
staunch Democrat, but has never
held public Office before, although an
applicant for one OF the Pacific rail-
road commission erships. Mr.. Butler is
said to be q man OF considerable
ability and unusual prominence for q
man OF his ytar.
TIE NRw YORK "rosr" ON oLEvBLAND.
In prominent place on the edito-
rial page OF the New York Evening
Pot is today printed a long editorial
under the caption Of "The Importance
OF the Finish"
The following Is an extract from It:
"We who believe firmly in the great
superiority Of President Cleveland to
any of his recent predecessors In his
manner OF using the patronage OF the
government, cannot conceal from our
felves, nevertheless, that 1t is In the
highest degree dangerous to enter on
the last year OF his administration
without grt ally checking the political
activity OF some of his subordinaies;
and not only this, but without giving
the public a good many conspicuous
examples, between now and June,
1888, OF the kind OF adminislrI alton he
had in mil d when he wrote bis cell
ebrsted letter to MIR. George
William Curtis and others. A good
many gentlemen are, in fact, now pre-
pairing for his denomination in ways
which will make 1t extremely difficult
for civil service reiormers to 90 to the
polls for him with the slacrity they
displayed In 1884. Numerous dismiss
sails have been made, or are being made,
which are Just as bad from every point
Of view, moral, political and admins
trahve, IS any that occurred under
Grant or Gn field, or would have &C.
cured under Blaine. This downward
course must be arrested il we are TO
have 1884 over sgain. There is still
time. but II will soon be too late to
make an effective change. No man
who has ever sat in the Presidential
chair since Jackson's day can less af-
ford to 20 before the American people
for reelection with such a record as
President Cleveland Is now allowing
some Of his Official followers to
make up for him. Nobody could
afford 1t who had accomplished
even half as much good as he has
done. We cannot now recall any
other administration than his since
the war 10 which such an appeal as
this could be effectively made. He
has given many illustrations during
the past three years OF the utility Of
calling his attention to departures
made by his followers from his own
programme. What we wish now to
emphasize is that the time during
which such corrections aud recon-.
mendations can be made 10 produce
their proper effect on public opinion Is
very brief, and must be improved"